Demystifying Weird Note Names - Enharmonics - Easy Music Theory

Want to practice what we learned in this lesson? Here are printable practice worksheets and a written summary to accompany this video: / 48204261
0:46 - half steps and whole steps
1:30 - sharpening and flattening notes
2:03 - enharmonic equivalents
3:57 - double flats and double sharps
4:57 - THE RULE
9:37 - major scale formula
11:10 - natural minor scale formula
17:00 - why does it matter?
24:23 - theoretical keys / impossible keys
28:44 - parallel keys
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[@henryrodriguez2054]

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[@GracieTerzian]

Aw thank you so much Henry! I appreciate the nice comment :)

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[@professoroflogic347]

70 is an official OLD FART, not young.

[@michaelsherrel4418]

Best explanation I’ve had on enharmonics. Thanks.

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That makes me so, so happy to hear! Thank you so much for letting me know :)

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Same with me.. I play many Indian songs, but do not know music theary. This lady is great teacher.

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Bass guitar beginner trying to learn the bases how to read music you doing a good job thanks

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It took me 47 years to actually start learning some theory. Your help is invaluable! You are a gift to us all. The commitment and time you put in is outstanding. Plus you answer to so many comments! Inspiring!

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much Danny!! I can’t tell you how much your words mean. Thank you for writing such a nice comment and I’m so happy you find my videos helpful ❤️

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There's no doubting your sincerity but it's quite lengthy. My late Mom (Gracie! ) played the piano and owned just 2 books for her study. 1. The rudiments of music. 2. Smallwood's piano tutor. As the years went by, these two books were split into several sections! These served me to do a job of writing a score for a jazz vocal group, instead of singing the parts for each voice, which was nicely accepted and executed by the conductor. Having been just a regular choir singer for a group leader who was not available. My first score had sharps and flats where they occurred as I didn't have the time to refer to these books for key signatures; which would minimise the number of blotchy sharps and flats. The conductor gracefully accepted my hard labour and called it an open score! Later I got around that and learnt to write the key signatures in the order you did: Sharps - FCGDAEB and the reverse for flats. I am now a senior citizen and must have aged more doing such projects! Hope your viewers will find something more deeper with your videos than just sight reading.

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There is so much music theory out there, but it's useless unless it is presented clearly and in a structual order. You're doig that. Thank you so much.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you very much John! Means a lot

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[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much! :) very glad you liked the video and thanks for your nice comment

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This clears everything up ever since I first saw the circle of fifths. Gracie is a legend for sure

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much!

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Your theory lessons are mind blowing. You have nailed musical theory for your students. It just goes to show that "theory" learning IS A VISUAL thing . I cannot believe how easy you make it to understand. You are probably the worlds GREATEST music teacher out there. Thank you so much for giving up your time to give free lessons. So many people cannot afford expensive music tuition. A grateful 65 year old beginner pensioner self learning. Regards from South Africa

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I could have written this under any of yor videos: you're an excellent teacher! It never feels like we're memorizing multiplication tables. Thank you!

[@mandinkeh]

IF ONLY I HAD A TEACHER LIKE YOU I’m 59. My first and only music teacher in high school scared me away from theory & reading. Played by ear all these years but feel like I lost out on so much as an illiterate player. It may be late but it’s all making sense now. THANK YOU GRACIE 🙏

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You MUST be the best teacher on the WEB. In 1 week i have watched 15 videos from you, and learned more in this week than i did in 48 years. Thanks you SO MUCH

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There are teachers and then there are great teachers, you fit the latter, you are so patient in your break down, there's no ambiguity in the language you use, I am so glad that found this channel. I watch from guyana 🇬🇾 on the South American continent, thank you so much

[@g4pei]

I'm 60 years old and I actually felt nervous when you asked the test questions! Another great lesson by a really competent teacher. Well done Gracie!

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Well I'm 54 and felt nervous right off the bat when she started ! ( I'm crushing on the teacher ) lol

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Thank you Gracie! Nobody explains this better than you do!!! Your the best!!💯🎼🎹

[@GracieTerzian]

Aww thanks so much! YOU are the best!

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Thank you for teaching on KZbin,So far you are the #1 Best Music Teacher ever,only because what you teach any bigginer can actually absorb so much more then they could from any other teacher, absolutely no one can break down Music theory any better,your videos are indeed as easy as it gets♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👌

[@GracieTerzian]

Aww thank you so so so much!! You are too kind!

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I totally agree.

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I think most don't know what she knows and why it is what it is... Cus I have asked a few Musicman and sherders and Rockers.... And they don't give you a good answer... They have small things but not like Sifu..

[@damish141]

Two new terms for me...parallel keys and impossible keys. Explained wonderfully as always. Thank you Gracie!

[@GracieTerzian]

Very cool! Glad to hear you learned something :). Thanks so much for your nice comment again Dan :)

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At 76 years old I've had numerous teachers none of them were able to break if down as you've done and it seemed to have slowed me down in my learning process. I can truly appreciate your lessons, but between my dyslexia and my inability to focus, I may be past the point of understanding this. Thankfully my ear seems to know when the classical pieces I play are dead wrong. Thanks

[@ironjuan]

After several searches and videos. These you did are the ones I needed. Excellent communication, excellent step by step logic, excellent pace and order of presentation of concepts, and excellent practical examples. I got it at last!

[@rolfr6662]

The 1st rule is very helpful when I practice the circle of 4ths, 5ths in my mind. Thank you.

[@GracieTerzian]

Excellent!

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I'm currently taking piano class as a beginner and i have to say that you are a great teacher. thank you.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much Willie!

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I am learning from KZbin but you ara a great teacher. Your explanation is very easy to grasp. Do you give lessons? I sent you an email too but you did not replied. Please reply. Sam Dalwadi

[@napoleoninocillas2225]

i'm watching and listening ....and learning....i only play by ear.....thanks a lot!

[@GracieTerzian]

That's great! So glad to hear it :)

[@napoleoninocillas2225]

@@GracieTerzian i wish i could read and sight read a notes faster... i practice reading little by little, step by step...i know already the Major and minor scale ..thanks for the lectures

[@GracieTerzian]

@@napoleoninocillas2225 that's great! there really is no way to get faster at sight reading aside from just doing it :). my advice is try to sight read things that are fun and not TOO difficult for you so that you want to do it frequently. the more you do it, the faster you get. Keep up the great work!

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I don't know why - maybe they're impatient? But so many 'music instructors' start out okay and then just leap over things, things like what you teach in your videos. Thank you for being thorough and teaching the details!

[@GracieTerzian]

Of course! I’m so glad you like my teaching style! I try my best. They are probably impatient, haha :)

[@orcasea59]

@@GracieTerzian I think so! Speaking of impatient...do you plan on carrying music theory into keyboard instruction eventually? I began piano instruction many years ago and loved it, but had to discontinue due to hand surgeries. i want to pick it up again, but cant afford in-person lessons, and you are, TBH, he best instructor I have found online. Thanks, again!

[@GracieTerzian]

​@@orcasea59 maybe a little bit later down the road

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Music theory was such a "taboo" before I found your channel, I was scared of it! Love it now, thanks to you. So well explained.

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Aww that makes me so happy :) Thank you

[@jenniferditty2904]

I have comprehended more theory binge watching you for a couple of days than after months of lessons. Thanks for putting these out there.

[@harishkohale9941]

Although I am a senior citizen having intermediate knowledge of music theory, I thank you very much for the valuable stuff provided by you which has helped me a lot in improving my knowledge. The way you give explanation is really praiseworthy. God bless you. .... India (Nagpur)

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Gracie, your logic is music to my ears!

[@GracieTerzian]

that's wonderful to hear! :)

[@ksharpe10]

When you started doing the Parallel Minor as you CALLED it, I thought wait a minute, relating this to the Guitar Fingerboard, I said that was what I had read years ago, and knew it as the RELATIVE minor of the Major Root note scale. And after I watched you do it, I said yes that is it. Amazing how much someone knows and yet thinks they do not Know. The guitar theory books I have list it as the Relative minor scale. Confusion comes when you find out there is a Harmonic minor and a Melodic minor, and MODES is somethin else to me. i remember reading about Modes in the one book, and it at 1st referred to them as HISTORICAL ASPECT scales as in like more than 250 years ago. Thanks for Easy to understand lessons.

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Loving your wonderful teaching! Thank you so much! Really learn a lot from you!

[@GracieTerzian]

So glad to hear that!!! Thank you so much :)

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Such amazing content! You make everything so simple and clear.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much! :)

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Thank you so much for what you do... This is really helpful for me. I am 50 years old and after playing music for almost 30 years, I decided it was time to understand music theory. This is simplified in a way that I can understand and I appreciate you.

[@GracieTerzian]

That's great to hear, Randy! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this lovely comment. Much appreciated!

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Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I'm a 67 year old Brit who has finally discovered a person who can put the logic into mystery! That person is YOU - you are a Godsend.....🙂 You are SO clear, SO comprehensive and best of all SO rare - a person who speaks with an American accent that uses universal English that we can ALL understand! We can't cope with speed speaking slang merchants and you most definitely are NOT one of those!! Gracie, you are a superstar🙂🙂🙂😘

[@Susandwyer]

I have never been able to tolerate music theory, and so never learned it, always seemed so convoluted. But your lessons are magnificent. Thank you so much for sharing them. I tried many times to find out why sharps and not flats, or visaversa, but never lasted long enough. Can't believe after 20 years I now know. You rock!

[@ernestok3602]

Well noted Lady Gracie. Thank you

[@GracieTerzian]

Hehe :)

[@willcat]

Gracie: Thanks You for clear concise instruction - just the right speed of delivery and repetition - excellent quality !!!!!!

[@GracieTerzian]

So glad to hear that!! I always worry about pacing and if it's too fast or too slow. Thanks for letting me know!

[@larryhenderson2987]

Well, hello again Gracie, I have made it to Part 5! WOW! That was cool!! Now I am goinging to try the quizzes for Parts 1-5 to see what I have "LEARNED-or-NOT LEARNED!!" (I need the practice) (SMILE)

[@gregwilliams1073]

Thank you Gracie for explaining and simplifying sharps, flats and the inharmonic equivalent notes on the music scale. I get it, I love it, I'm feeling it and I understand it. Your teaching skills are beyond good.....God Bless!

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw that makes me so happy to hear!! Thanks for your nice comment :)

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Your lessons cleared up my piano lessons forty years ago 😂🤣😂 Thank you so much !!!

[@GracieTerzian]

Happy to hear that!

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Thank you for being here, teaching in such a clear and effective way. Outstanding!

[@michaelsmusic3532]

Well first off you're watching a music theory video aren't you ??? I LOVE that smile of yours there Gracie lol - I'm not going to type what you were thinking just then !

[@RDhingra]

I always asked this question to many of my teachers and all thought they were knowledgeable but no one knew the real answer. Salute to your knowledge, teaching style and freely sharing this.

[@albertlagemaat]

Perfect!! You learned me as bass player important tools to understate reading and playing music!!! Thank you

[@Smokeinmebury]

This video is literally the best explanation I've ever heard of keys. The circle of 4th/5ths video is similarly the best explanation I've heard for that as well. I've been playing guitar/bass for over 2 decades without really knowing why I was playing what I was playing, and lately I've been watching a lot of theory videos but none of them have ever really explained it in an easy to understand way (hence why came across these videos, I still didn't understand). I wish someone had presented it to me like this a long time ago. Especially "The Rule". Like... how did I never come across that rule? It makes it so easy to understand. Thank you so much.

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The word 'something' made everything crystal clear for me. Really well explained - I get it!

[@GracieTerzian]

so glad to hear it!

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I have to say that you give the most clarity to learning music theory than all of KZbin I keep coming back cannot get enough of your lessons, thank you very much.

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Invaluable lesson for anyone learning music.. you’ve made something quite complicated very understandable. The only downside is that I wish you were around when I was learning music & music theory; the upside is so many are going to benefit from your tutorial.. I applaud you for such a detailed explanation. 😊

[@milododds1]

Thank you for showing this pattern, it's the same sort of thing with all instruments. There is a pattern that can be moved up and down the neck of stringed instruments is the same as moving left or right on the piano. The other thing about the stringed instruments is that the shapes are also connected to one another, for example a D and C is the same shape but as you go to D you're just fretting down the neck, just like how F and E share this shape...almost like Tetras pieces that all interconnect with each other and all chords change their shapes depending where they are on the fret board. If we had longer fretboards it would be easier to see the patterns. Every chord is connected and you're just moving the chord patterns around from one key to another. There is such elegance to it all. I'm into to playing and funding new midi based instruments and it might be cool to build something that could be shaped like the Circle of 4ths/5ths around a sphere and some way to go up or down octaves. After watching your videos I'm getting some ideas, especially when you said that the keys nearest each other are often found together in songs. I bet someone out there has created an instrument based on the Circle of 5ths.

[@pieceworkstudios]

Wonderful lesson. You uncovered so much common sense for me regarding #'s and b's... I play a pipe organ and many pieces are in Bb and I've struggled with why there are both sharps and flats but this helped immensely. Thank you!

[@GracieTerzian]

Yay I'm so happy to hear this!! :)

[@magicja]

I was playing around on my guitar today just playing 1-4-5 chord progressions in the key of C playing triads and I felt like my ears went to the spa. I feel like my head is swimming with all this music theory, but today was progress. I'm going to save this video to watch later because I want to figure out how to extend my chords. I hope that one day everything will come together and I will have some aha moments. Thanks for your videos!

[@nmcpcj]

You are actually helping me a lot! Thank you for your time 🙏🙏

[@GracieTerzian]

So glad to hear that! I know it’s a long video, but hopefully it will help! :)

[@michaelsmusic3532]

@@GracieTerzian Gracie .... the longer the better ! NEVER could get tired of spending time with you :)

[@GracieTerzian]

@@michaelsmusic3532 hahaha thank you Michael :)

[@user-zg1qz8oz2u]

Music theory always made music more fun for me. Now that I'm relearning things, your lessons bare out that point beautifully. Thank you, Ma'am

[@GracieTerzian]

Yay I'm so glad you think so! I agree that it does make music more fun :)

[@ljcaballero3428]

Excellent lesson. Trying to do lessons in order from beginning now since I was kinda going random. Progressing. Thnx again, Gracie.

[@nicke9331]

One of the best basic music theory videos on YT

[@custommaddetv5102]

You have opened a door of beginning piano introduction that I have been knocking on for years with you "Circle of Fifths" video. This video lesson allowed me to quietly find my seat in your classroom with note taking material. I apologize for being tardy (lol) continue please I'm anxiously all ears and eyes!!!!! Thank you!

[@GracieTerzian]

Hahaha thank you so much! what a nice comment :) very glad to hear you liked it.

[@DrJujusJazzClinic1]

Hi Gracie! I want to thank you from my heart for all your teachings that books can not explain physically and your lessons have been very helpful towards my goal in playing my Tenor Sax. People like you makes this world a better place to live in. Cosmic Love ... S. Juju

[@hepgeoff]

I've played musical instruments since I was a kid (clarinet, saxophone, oboe, ukulele and guitar), and never understood music theory. I'm learning it now, though, thanks to you. You're an awesome teacher, Gracie. Question. Why isn't it a whole step between B and C? Is B and C, and E and F always considered half steps? Thanks.

[@GracieTerzian]

Hi Geoff! Yes it is always a half step between B-C and E-F :) The answer to WHY is a big can of worms. My short answer is don't worry about why it is and just enjoy playing music :)

[@GaryGP40]

As Gracie said it is a tough question to answer but has a lot to do with the move from "just" intonation instruments (like a violin or cello) to equal tempered instruments (like a piano). It's not easy to grasp but if you are interested look up just and equal temperament in wikipedia or google for an idea. It goes *way* back... :)

[@syramieldelgado4513]

Thanks for the tips. I love watching your tutorials. Now I know the techniques on finding the family of each chords as well as the fifths and the thirds.

[@GracieTerzian]

Yay that's so great to hear!

[@davidlegalley1161]

Excellent, excellent, excellent. Your explanations of these critical steps in music theory are wonderful, simple and easy to follow! No reason to skip music theory or to be afraid to venture in when it is explained so clearly. Wonderful job. Thank you. ⭐️👍🏽👍🏽

[@RoastedMarshmelon]

To answer the question, an octuple flat F is impossible. It's so flat you probably can't see or hear it. But seriously, I'm learning a lot from your videos and your way of teaching! Thank you.

[@ranjitcherian6519]

Hey Gracie, I was impatiently waiting for this video. Thank you so much for demystifying this and clearing up this. I wish I had you as a teacher when starting out.👍👍👍👍👍

[@GracieTerzian]

You are so welcome! Very glad to hear you liked the video :)

[@martincummins8528]

It's an absolute pleasure to have someone (your good self) show me what i need to know and not confuse me with all you know. Thank you so much. Greetings from Ireland, by the way.

[@GracieTerzian]

Haha that makes me very happy to hear! :) Thank you for the nice comment, Martin! (and ooo, Ireland! that's the best!)

[@ufly4fun]

This video, the diatonic video and the circle of 5ths video have been a revelation to my learning. Great teacher, love the visuals ❤

[@jerryhouse7512]

Wow, you are a very gifted teacher. You explain things in a very simple way. I've tried to understand this stuff from books and never understood the material they way I did after watching your videos. Please continue with your music theory classes. You mentioned the family of chords and how you'd explain when chords from outside the family are used. I've love to understand "barrowed chords" Thanks so much

[@dangletangle4851]

Wow!!! The A# scale example is so gooooooood and clear ...easy to understand and demystified!! Bravo!!

[@asymmetricfuzion970]

Something I think a lot of people forget is that the actual base of music is maths. We tune things to 440hz so A4 is 440hz and all of the other notes are just intervals of this wavelength that stack nicely together in ways that the node points on the wave forms meet up and stack in ways that sound interesting to our ears. All the 12 notes are is a way to but some organisation over the hundreds of thousand of waveforms we could be using and then all theory is, is a system to organise these into different collections so that we can make sense of the chaos and create beautiful harmonically balanced sound when everything is added together under those rules Any good organisation system needs rules and the “A B C D E F G always 7 notes, always with their own place” just helps us order the chaos. There’s no reason we couldn’t just call like a C# scale C# D# F F# G# A# C but it reads a lot worse, it doesn’t fit into musical notation because now what do we just mark every single C with a # note? And when you’re marking the #s at the start of the notation do you mark C as # because it’s not always # if there’s a C natural in there? And we’re not even using B and F so do we just totally ignore those spaces on the notation and stack the C and C# notes on top of each other with # marks on every C It makes the notation side of things very messy and complicated and it makes the fluidity of understanding how music moves more of a scale by scale case. It’s just a system we made up to help standardise everything but it all comes down to the base level of maths around frequency and then the system of organisation to actually notate music.

[@ryanperry3854]

I’m so glad I found your Channel. I’ve played guitar for 35 years and never bothered with theory. So in my later years I’m learning what I shoulda learned long ago. You ma’am are a brilliant teacher. Thank you

[@colinflynn9777]

To paraphrase the Man of La Mancha “ To dream the impossible key To write the unwritable song To bear an accidental double To brave an enharmonic wrong!”….. This lockdown is killing me. I need to get out more😂

[@kahunamoneyminded8362]

Your Teaching style is so smooth and enjoyable, thanks ❤❤❤

[@GracieTerzian]

Glad you think so!

[@grievouserror]

Thank you very much for filling in some gaps in my understanding. I've been around long enough to know most of this but have long wondered why some keys were 'missing'. If I weren't so lazy about it, I probably would have worked out the notes and realized that the musical notation was unworkable while the same pitches were contained in other keys (e.g. A# = Bb). Now I know, without having to do any of that tedious work. I also really appreciate your explicit statement of the rules/conventions that apply to key construction. Another one of those things that I've probably recognized but without knowing the 'why'. All of this makes what I already knew make a lot more sense. Knowing the 'why' is something that I find really helpful in comprehension. Great video, Gracie!

[@GracieTerzian]

This comment makes me so happy!! :) I'm so glad to hear this. Thank you very much.

[@holden.a]

Thanks a lot! After many years, finally I understood why are there those funny note names. Your tutorial style is very clear and very understandable. I'm glad to find Your videos 🙂

[@awittypilot8961]

I watch your vids and this one really turned on a light for me. I never understood why sometimes a note would be a sharp and sometimes it might be the next higher flat. AND I never realized the double flats and how that effected signatures. I've watched TONS of guitar players claim to know these theories and I now believe they have no idea what they're talking about and should not try to teach these particular subjects. You brought me a very long way in my theory journey with this video. I can't thank you enough. Don't know if it will make me a better player but it DID help with my understanding of music. You have been doing it long enough to have it in memory and I'm not sure I need to memorize it but I see the importance. For instance if we're playing in "C" you can pretty much hit any open string note and it won't kill the chord because the C scale has no sharps or flats. So you can bang away without killing the sound. I play mostly rhythm in our band and this helps me greatly to know that. Obviously that is going to apply in other chords and fills. Keep making these vids and we'll keep watchin girlie! You have a way with teaching I've never experienced....as a flight instructor I can appreciate that a lot.

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw this is the nicest comment ever!! thank you so much for taking the time to write such a kind and generous comment. I'm so glad this video helped things click for you :). Thank you again!!

[@andyclack4578]

Another great lesson, clearly explained, some of the fog has been lifted, many thanks Gracie

[@phyllisgordon6577]

I too am a senior citizen just learning g the piano.but i.like the theory behind why. So tutorials are very hlf especially for one-line me who questions everything. Thanks again.

[@SirLance4lot]

You're the best music theory teacher on KZbin.

[@camgreer]

Ah so. Rule no. 1 was what I was not getting. This cleared it up right away. Thank you, Gracie.

[@GracieTerzian]

Yay! That makes me so happy!

[@marlinadams6849]

I really enjoy your videos. I have a better understanding of the subject matter after watching your tutorials. Thank you.

[@GracieTerzian]

Great to hear!

[@mrdave740a]

Thank you, you've untangled so many mysteries in this video, and you explained it all so clearly. I'm a guitar player and tend to think in terms of intervals rather than note names, but now I know where the note names come from. This makes the Circle of 5ths seem like an amazing coincidence -- all the proper key names are shown, flats on one side & sharps on the other, arriving at the same place in a different way. I know it all comes back to intervals, but this reminds me of my college days when I realized that chemistry and physics are very closely connected, and the formulas governing electricity and mechanics are parallel. In other words, I realized all that stuff wasn't just made up by somebody, it all fits together. Music theory is just like that! I also like how you work with the camera, I feel like you're talking with me, making sure I understand.

[@GracieTerzian]

Wow that's so cool! I know nothing about chemistry and physics, but that's very interesting that you see the similarity there. Thank you so much for this kind and thoughtful comment!

[@SimonTriffitt]

Hi, thank you for making something that sounds hard easier to understand. 🤗

[@GracieTerzian]

You’re welcome 😊 glad it was helpful!

[@horsegunn1]

🎶🙂 wow thank you so much, I am also past my 60s and you are so understanding I finally understand the rules you are one of a few outstanding teachers I have ever met.

[@ccorm3350]

Great teacher, wonderful singer. Thank you.

[@GracieTerzian]

thank you very much!

[@klemdry4083]

I trust in what you say : it's very important to learn musical terms. I spent so many times to learn a song with tutorial in youtube without sheet music. Your videos had given me a new sunshine in my piano knowledge after 40 years 👌 Many thanks 😍😍😍

[@GracieTerzian]

Aww that is so wonderful to hear!! Keep up the great work and thank you for your nice comment :)

[@bartaarts1]

Amazing teacher and great personality too! Now with the lockdown a perfect time to improve our piano skills. I played for more than 25 year with little theorie. Just listening and playing. Now learning to play jazz and back to school and learning 5th circle and more. Keep up the good work and stay healthy and happy in these crazy times!

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much Bart!!

[@TheKebap31]

I learned a lot from your video again. Until now I only memorized some grips, now I know more about the underlying theory. Well explained!

[@GracieTerzian]

so great to hear!! :) makes me very happy

[@johnmcelhoney3585]

I’m trying to learn theory. At age 60 and struggling. But these videos have cleared lots of stuff up for me!! Wish US and UK used same labels though. We use tone tone semi tone etc😊And semi quavers, quavers, crotchers etc. not quarter notes, 8th notes. Just to make my life harder lol

[@gamian_skillard1333]

Best music theory teacher on KZbin hands down. ❤️

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

You are a great teacher for Music Theory, I really like that whiteboard. I started watching this video and asked a question about the impossible scales, and finished and edited my comment. Merci for answering my questions. Where were you 50 years ago? LOL

[@geraldgomez5258]

Hi Gracie, thank you for this lesson and explaining things, it answers a lot of questions. It helps me understand music theory.

[@GracieTerzian]

Glad it was helpful! So happy to hear this :)

[@randylevine2302]

OMG , I wish I was in your music class . I understand everything you teach with ease.

[@bogdankowalski770]

Gracie Terzian a natural born music teacher. Thank you so much for your videos!

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much, Bogdan!

[@Tax2Me]

The pleasure of growing older and keeping # is that once forgotten rule or two start to make sense after hearing it over and over and over, flattening (b) the learning curve. 7:30 on makes perfect sense. 👍 PS: I wanted to give you 2 thumbs up but then I would been violating rule No 1

[@kenfritz1140]

Well explained Gracie! Your a natural teacher.

[@vivianfrancis6263]

Mam you are an excellent teacher. U teach with so much clarity and depth. The concepts get clear God Bless you and your family. A Big THANKYOU

[@carloskort37]

I always listen and watch your videos multiple times, and I must say I learn allot like that. sometimes I miss something important, and by the second time I catch it. But I enjoy your way of explaining allot, and I think I understand you, mostly I try to stay ahead of the lesson, sometimes I make mistakes, but mostly I am right. Good lesson thank you.

[@pimvanberkel]

Your songs with harpukulele are beautiful, but your music theory lessons are really really great.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you!! :)

[@caleballen6540]

This video was not only educational but hilarious, Thank you so much :)

[@GracieTerzian]

Hehehe thank you I'm so glad you liked it!

[@nelsonnichols922]

That cleared up some confusion for me, good video!

[@GracieTerzian]

Glad to hear it!

[@danielst-germain1728]

Amazing, I had a few ah ha ! moments again. You make it so easy to understand. Thank you

[@GracieTerzian]

yay! that makes me very happy :)